Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
List of families for Southern Africa
33 Families width 745 Species and 52 Subspecies #ABCEGHILMOPST
| Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842 | Darners | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Baetidae Leach, 1815 | Mayflies | 132 | Species | Taxom | | Caenidae Newman, 1853 | Small square-gill mayflies | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Calopterygidae Selys, 1850 | Broad-winged damselflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorocyphidae Cowley, 1937 | Jewel damselfly | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorolestidae (Fraser, 1960) | | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890 | Narrow-winged damselflies | 112 | Species | Taxom | | Cordulegastridae Calvert, 1893 | Biddie | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850 | Baskettails | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemerellidae (Klapálek, 1909) | Blue-Winged Olive Ephemerellidae | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Ephemeridae Leach, 1817 | Burrowing mayflies | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Euthyplociidae Lestage, 1921 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gomphidae Rambur, 1842 | Club-tailed dragonflies | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Heptageniidae Needham, 1901 | Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Isostictidae Fraser, 1955 | Narrow-wings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptohyphidae Landa & Soldán, 1985 | Little Stout Crawler Mayflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptophlebiidae Banks, 1900 | Leptophlebiids | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Lestidae Calvert, 1901 | Spread-winged damselflies | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Libellulidae Rambur, 1842 | Chasers | 157 | Species | Taxom | | Macromiidae | Cruisers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917 | Flatwing | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oligoneuriidae Ulmer, 1914 | Brushleg Mayflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Palingeniidae Albarda, 1888 | Riverbed Burrower Mayflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platycnemididae Tillyard, 1917 | White-legged damselflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Platystictidae Laidlaw, 1924 | Forest Damselflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polymitarcyidae Banks, 1900 | Pale Burrower Mayflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Prosopistomatidae Lameere, 1917 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Protoneuridae Tillyard, 1917 | Bambootails | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Siphlonuridae Banks, 1900 | Primitive Minnow Mayflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Synthemidae (Tillyard, 1917) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumatoneuridae Fraser, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Triassolestidae Bonaparte, 1970 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tricorythidae Lestage, 1942 | Little stout crawler mayflies | 9 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Southern Africa
Links, sources and further information Palaeoptera at itis.gov
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